Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Antlers Bearcats (Antlers, OK) and the visiting Calera Bulldogs (Calera, OK), saw Antlers's basketball squad hold off Calera by a tally of 40-37.

With the victory, Antlers improves its record to 3-5 on the campaign. The Bearcats host Valliant (Valliant, OK) to confront the Bulldogs in a non-league challenge on Friday, January 5. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a record of 7-1. Valliant won 51-29 in their recent non-league challenge against Talihina (Talihina, OK)

Next up, the Bulldogs confront the Talihina Golden Tigers (Talihina, OK) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 5. Calera will attempt to improve on its 4-7 season record. The Golden Tigers come into the challenge with a 4-5 record after their 51-29 non-league loss to Valliant (Valliant, OK).